Our Clients came to McNelis Architects with the unique challenge of reinventing a distinctive but dated 1961 Seward Park home, designed by the late Seattle Architect, Robert Beatty.
We immediately appreciated the reasons this family with an active lifestyle and an extensive collection eclectic artistic objects and paintings was drawn to this house with its dramatic ski chalet like spaces and early Space Needle aesthetic.
Other aspects, however, were dated and tired. Materials were of their time. One of the design challenges was how to update the home and still be respectful of the design intent of the original house. Thus our overall guiding design principle was "respect but rethink".
It is our hope that through creative and sympathetic design that this home will reclaim its place as a remarkable architectural home long into the future.